JS Atago (DDG-177) successfully test-fired a SM-3 Block IB interceptor off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii recently.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jacob I. Allison [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
It was the first time Japan has tested this variant of the ballistic missile defense interceptor.